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So my most recent status on there reads:"Maria is worn out, totally depressed, and feels completely like crap."Well, it is true. It's not like I made it up for shits and giggles.But before I even get into that, I thank t…

Your Opinion Counts!

As stated before, I have already completed my self-portrait, and that as well as an actual photo of myself are alreadt posted on here.That said, I have an idea.Now that the aforementioned pictures and sketches are done, …

New Amsterdam (Ch. 5)

Today was a rather busy and sweaty day. Ugh. Haha.But anyway, I finished the fifth chapter of "New Amsterdam" before dinner and also completed my self-portrait as well. No, I really did. But this post isn't dedicated to …

Blogthings

I saw a few bloggers doing this, so I decided to go for it.Your Five Factor Personality ProfileExtroversion: You have medium extroversion. You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes yo…

Finally!

Stop the presses! I have some great news.This morning I went out and got a new sketchbook. Michaels was having this twenty-five percent off sale on all Strathmore artist books, and I thought that I should take advantage …

Intelligence and (House)wifery

Good morning!Considering I have nothing of any real substance to talk about right now, I thought I'd talk about two topics, which are intelligence and being a good wife.Wait, maybe those are of real substance.Anyway, int…

Go Ask Alice

So I'm currently rereading the book again, after a few years of not reading it. LOL.It occured to me that I've never made up an official list of the books that I consider my favorites. Sure, there's a tiny makeshift one …

New Amsterdam (Ch.4)

FINALLY! Last night, I actually completed the fourth chapter of "New Amsterdam" despite getting sidetracked and distracted by the internet connection of my laptop...LOL. Enjoy!FOUR C & G 2:30 P.M. August 19, 2008 Ro…

To All Of You...

I have a question of some high importance.What movie have you always wanted to see, and why? It can be out in theaters right now, or out on DVD. I don't care.Since I asked, here's my answer.I have always wanted to see Th…

What is the appropriate age to let a child have a cell phone?

I think the perfect age would be thirteen. If I were a parent about to get a middle-school-age child their own phone I would consider the most important reason for having a phone: emergencies. I did not have a phone myse…

I Don't Want To Date You, I Just Want To Be Friends

When will guys effing understand?As I might have stated before, I created an account on OkCupid, though rather half-heartedly. OkCupid is basically one of those online dating services, like True or eHarmony, and their em…

What is your favorite part of your daily routine?

Exercising in the morning before breakfast, and in the evening after dinner. Actually, my morning exercises are a three-days-a-week ritual...but I sometimes I wish I could do it every day, because it really is a refreshi…

New Amsterdam News

Okay, so I was thinking about a very important part of New Amsterdam's tale Thursday and yesterday. Actually, no, it's been longer than that.It's nearly the end of the 2008-2009 academic year at Rensselaer, and graduatio…

How Was My Day?

So everything happened, according to plan.Wednesday night, L sent me a sort of confirmation message stating that yes, we were still on for Thursday evening. She also asked if I wanted to come and help paint VBS stuff at …

Where Are You?

I'm getting pretty excited about tomorrow night! But I'm also getting pretty worried...AGAIN.All day yesterday, L did not send me a message back regarding the rest of the arrangements for tomorrow night, but I dismissed …

A Little Q&A Time

If you could only be remembered with one word, what word would it be?Well, so many words come to mind...I can be artistic, curious, intelligent, literary, and even a spendthrift at times. But if I could only be remembere…

Hmm...

Father's Day was all right. I'm not going to say it was the coolest and most awesome day in the entire year, but at least my family did something.So L and I are talking again, and there is not much of a communication pro…

What do you think every single person should try at least once in his or her life time?

1. Live their lives.2. Stop caring so much about what people think.3. Read a book instead of watching television. Don't be a couch potato.4. Stay healthy.5. Blog. Or write in a diary. Get it all out of your system! …

Dear Dad

It's Father's Day, so it's time to write a little letter to him, as I planned days earlier.Dear Dad,All of my life, you have been there for me, and that itself is wonderful. I know you are older than most dads that peopl…

New Amsterdam (Ch. 3)

Last night, I completed the third chapter of "New Amsterdam". From what you will notice, it's shorter than the first two, but it's pretty good all the same. At least, I think so. I have also decided that "New Amsterdam" …

Today's Can of Spam

Well, good day to all! Before I begin talking about today's topic, I have some snippets of news to share.First off, me and the guy from OkCupid actually talked on the phone for roughly thirteen minutes, and it was pretty…

Abortion: The Human Dilemma

A few days ago, I read a rather interesting blog entry by someone (who will remain unnamed...for privacy) which was, in a nutshell, pretty critcal of abortion.While I understood what this blogger was getting at, I did no…

New Amsterdam (Ch. 2)

L is back! LOL.Anyway, without further ados, the next chapter of "New Amsterdam". Enjoy! TWO L’s Mysterious Letter 6:30 P.M. 18 August 2008 After Louisa had left, Lena stayed in her room, rigidly looking out her enormous…

Am I Fat? More Importantly, Am I UGLY?

Good morning, dear reader.I have a secret that will take you totally by surprise.For a good while now, I've grappled with the urge to have an eating disorder.If that doesn't shock you, then you're not sensitive enough, o…

The Mini Conditioners...

Sooner or later, it's going to be the end of June, and I have a load of things to get done.What else is new?Well, I resumed work on "New Amsterdam" yesterday afternoon and last night, but it is far from being finished. B…

Tobacco companies went to court to continue advertising near high schools. Why would they do that?

Um...maybe it's because they want money. I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too!

Fuck 'Em

So, as you might know, yesterday was a pretty serious day for me. There I was, thinking deeply about how beauty is skin-deep, how snap judgments are necessary (to an extent) in this world, and some guy I haven't talked t…

What is your worst dating experience?

It was my first prom.I was a junior in high school at the time, and I went with my "boyfriend", who I'll call A. When we both met at the Homecoming dance the previous semester, he promised to take me to the prom, and as …

She Is NOT Ugly

I feel pretty ashamed of myself right now. Fairly recently, I commented to a featured post that showed photos of some woman who the blogger deemed "ugly".I'm sorry to say that I was one of the people that agreed. And as …

Who do you think is the most influential person in history? Why?

I was going to answer this question last night, but was afraid that my answer would offend some people, so I refrained from doing so.But I realized that some others had him on their list, and that it really wouldn't piss…

What is something or someone you find completely overrated?

Myspace. I have an account on there, but I rarely even go to it anymore, just because it's gotten to be so trite. I have a few friends, though, who actually like it more than Facebook, which I like much more.Myspace does…

Pet Peeves

Everyone has them, right?Here are mine:1. Bad grammar. Especially when people use the word "you're" when they want to use "your". I really cannot stand that..."you're" means "you are", people! When you write something li…

Chapter Alert!

The COMPLETELY REVISED first chapter of "New Amsterdam" was posted last night...and for those who are interested in reading it (or not, I don't care), I urge you all to read it! Yeah, I said I was going to wait till the…

New Amsterdam (Ch. 1)

*REVISED AND COMPLETELY REVAMPED*I know, I said I was going to post this at the end of the week, but I actually managed to sit down at my laptop and get it done before dinner. So therefore, I decided to post it tonight …

Win It

On a lighter note, I finally went ahead and entered Teen Vogue's Win It contest, which is practically giving away 8,000+ items in the single month of June. LOL. I doubt I'll win anything, though, because I never seem to …

An Apology to L

I realize that my post this afternoon might have been a bit offensive, and L might even find it. So, in that case, I am armed and ready with a heartfelt apology.L, I'm sorry I had to write what I did, but it's how I trul…

A Letter to L

I am SO frustrated right now.I put a question to all of you: If a good friend of yours told you that they wanted to hang out with you sometime, and you told them that you wanted to, but days after he/she did not bother t…

Do you collect anything out of the ordinary? If so, what is it, and why do you collect it?

Well...I tend to collect shopping bags from my favorite stores, most of which are from AE. Hehe. I think that's the oddest thing I've ever collected though, since I can't think of anything else. I've been collecting shop…

A Day of Lists

So, to start off this post, I made a new friend on OkCupid a few days ago. He's a guy (LOL). We've been exchanging messages since then, and from reading them it sounds like he is truly interested in me, but as I've promi…

Congratulations!

As most of you may know, the final winner of Xangan Idol 2 was announced. It wasn't Dante or Grammarboy, though...it was Bluemarsupial. I'm a bit disappointed, but I am also very happy that both Dante and Grammarboy did …

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